In the first of these early draft previews, I took a few brief looks at some pitchers who might be available and pointed out one in particular to hone in on. This week’s post will examine several high school position players who could be available for the Cubs to take with the 24th pick.
The Cubs have only drafted one prep bat in the first round the past six summers, and that was Albert Almora Jr. in 2012. There can be a very high risk in taking a high school hitting prospect, since they tend to take a little bit longer to develop.